2019–20 Plunket Shield season

The 2019–20 Plunket Shield was the 91st season of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in New Zealand.[1] It took place between October 2019 and March 2020.[2][3] As per the previous edition of the competition, the tournament was scheduled to feature eight rounds of matches.[4] Central Districts were the defending champions.[5]

2019–20 Plunket Shield
Dates21 October 2019 – 29 March 2020
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsWellington (21st title)
Participants6
Matches24
Most runsDevon Conway (701)
Most wicketsJacob Duffy (22)
Neil Wagner (22)

In round two of the tournament, Michael Snedden became the first fourth-generation cricketer to play first-class cricket in New Zealand, when he made his debut for Wellington.[6] In round five, Mark Chapman and Joe Carter scored centuries in both innings for Auckland, the first time that two batsman had scored a century in each innings in the same match in the Plunket Shield.[7]

On 16 March 2020, the final two rounds of the tournament were cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] New Zealand Cricket announced that Wellington had won the tournament.[9] It was Wellington's 21st title, and their first since the 2003–04 season.[10]

Points table

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Team[11] Pld W L D Ab Pts
Wellington 6 4 1 1 0 83
Central Districts 6 2 3 1 0 57
Otago 6 2 1 2 0 55
Auckland 6 2 1 2 1 54
Canterbury 6 1 3 2 0 45
Northern Districts 6 1 3 2 0 42

  Champions

Fixtures

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Round 1

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21–24 October 2019
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199 (63.2 overs)
Mitch Renwick 42 (68)
Logan van Beek 4/43 (16 overs)
372 (96.3 overs)
Devon Conway 96 (180)
Jacob Duffy 7/89 (24 overs)
219 (66.2 overs)
Dean Foxcroft 54 (78)
Malcolm Nofal 4/15 (9.2 overs)
50/2 (11.1 overs)
Rachin Ravindra 26* (35)
Jacob Duffy 2/17 (6 overs)
Wellington won by 8 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Ashley Mehrotra
  • Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
  • Dale Phillips (Otago) made his first-class debut.

21–24 October 2019
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390 (121.4 overs)
Cole McConchie 107 (152)
Trent Boult 3/70 (23 overs)
498/6 (136.1 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 170* (264)
Will Williams 1/59 (23 overs)
Match drawn
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Shaun Haig and Jacobs
  • Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.

21–24 October 2019
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210 (85.4 overs)
Martin Guptill 69 (162)
Willem Ludick 3/29 (18 overs)
169 (68.3 overs)
Brad Schmulian 74* (129)
Matt McEwan 4/51 (21.3 overs)
189/9d (78 overs)
Ben Horne 55* (154)
Willem Ludick 3/43 (18 overs)
192 (57.5 overs)
Dane Cleaver 72 (95)
Matt McEwan 4/39 (14.5 overs)
Auckland won by 38 runs
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Umpires: Wayne Knights and Tim Parlane
  • Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.

Round 2

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29 October – 1 November 2019
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525/7d (118 overs)
Devon Conway 327* (352)
Matt Henry 3/100 (30 overs)
415/9d (133.2 overs)
Tom Latham 224 (381)
Michael Bracewell 2/54 (16 overs)
247/6d (44.3 overs)
Devon Conway 66 (78)
Will Williams 3/40 (11 overs)
313 (74 overs)
Matt Henry 43 (40)
Malcolm Nofal 4/100 (19 overs)
Wellington won by 44 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Derek Walker and Garth Stirrat
  • Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
  • Michael Snedden (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
  • Devon Conway (Wellington) scored the ninth triple century in first-class cricket in New Zealand,[12] and scored the most runs in a first-class match in New Zealand (393).[13]
  • Todd Astle became the first bowler for Canterbury to take 300 first-class wickets.[13]

30 October – 2 November 2019
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Match abandoned
University Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: Jacobs and John Bromley
  • No toss
  • No play was possible due to rain.

30 October – 2 November 2019
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371 (117.5 overs)
George Worker 130 (248)
Brett Randell 3/50 (24 overs)
202 (69.1 overs)
Brett Randell 56 (97)
Seth Rance 3/50 (17 overs)
204 (53.5 overs)
Tom Bruce 60 (79)
Neil Wagner 5/62 (18.5 overs)
299 (116.3 overs)
Bharat Popli 87 (202)
Brad Schmulian 4/34 (16.3 overs)
Central Districts won by 74 runs
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane
  • Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
  • Raymond Toole and Jarrod McKay (Central Districts) both made their first-class debuts.

Round 3

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8–11 November 2019
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164 (60.2 overs)
Greg Hay 37 (108)
Fraser Sheat 4/52 (15 overs)
212 (59.1 overs)
Stephen Murdoch 75 (128)
Willem Ludick 4/51 (17 overs)
287/9 (102 overs)
Ben Smith 82 (175)
Matt Henry 3/95 (28 overs)
  • Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ben Stoyanoff (Central Districts) made his first-class debut.

8–11 November 2019
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91 (31.3 overs)
Devon Conway 22 (34)
Lockie Ferguson 4/23 (9.3 overs)
217 (66.4 overs)
Robert O'Donnell 60* (85)
Ben Sears 6/43 (13.4 overs)
104/2 (27 overs)
Fraser Colson 34 (44)
Matt McEwan 1/27 (10 overs)
  • Auckland won th toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on days 3 and 4 due to rain.
  • Lockie Ferguson (Auckland) took his 150th first-class wicket.[14]

8–11 November 2019
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243 (82.1 overs)
Henry Cooper 149 (239)
Michael Rippon 4/60 (25.1 overs)
349 (127.2 overs)
Nathan Smith 114 (193)
Neil Wagner 6/114 (40.2 overs)
104/6 (61 overs)
Henry Cooper 30 (77)
Michael Rippon 5/33 (27 overs)
  • Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
  • Daniel Flynn (Northern Districts) played in his 100th first-class match.[14]

Round 4

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22–25 February 2020
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467/6d (119 overs)
Martin Guptill 110 (157)
Jacob Duffy 2/88 (28 overs)
281 (97.4 overs)
Nick Kelly 118 (228)
Louis Delport 5/77 (28 overs)
184/5d (20.5 overs)
Jeet Raval 66 (53)
Dean Foxcroft 3/25 (4.5 overs)
227/9 (93 overs)
Nathan Smith 41* (133)
Lockie Ferguson 3/60 (20 overs)

22–25 February 2020
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316 (77.1 overs)
Michael Bracewell 87 (97)
Andrew Hazeldine 4/62 (13.1 overs)
570/8d (154 overs)
Leo Carter 226* (367)
Iain McPeake 3/80 (23 overs)
120 (34.1 overs)
Fraser Colson 44 (60)
Theo van Woerkom 2/9 (3 overs)
Canterbury won by an innings and 134 runs
Mainpower Oval, Rangiora
Umpires: Derek Walker and Tim Parlane
  • Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
  • Troy Johnson (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
  • Leo Carter (Canterbury) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[16]

22–25 February 2020
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271 (90.3 overs)
Bharat Popli 62 (132)
Blair Tickner 4/59 (20 overs)
482 (140.5 overs)
Dane Cleaver 201 (223)
Mitchell Santner 4/111 (44.5 overs)
283 (104.4 overs)
Ish Sodhi 57 (97)
Brad Schmulian 3/63 (24 overs)
73/2 (7 overs)
Dane Cleaver 38 (18)
Brett Randell 1/5 (1 over)
Central Districts won by 8 wickets
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: Shaun Haig and Donovan Koch
  • Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
  • Katene Clarke (Northern Districts) made his first-class debut.

Round 5

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1–4 March 2020
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287 (83.5 overs)
Nathan Smith 78 (136)
Matt Henry 4/88 (18.5 overs)
145 (58.1 overs)
Cam Fletcher 32 (72)
Jacob Duffy 3/30 (18 overs)
160 (53.3 overs)
Michael Rippon 30 (74)
Matt Henry 4/49 (17.3 overs)
240 (65.5 overs)
Ken McClure 98 (126)
Jacob Duffy 4/46 (17 overs)
Otago won by 62 runs
Queens Park, Invercargill
Umpires: Derek Walker and Tim Parlane
  • Otago won the toss and elected to bat.

1–4 March 2020
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438 (119.4 overs)
Joe Carter 169 (244)
Ben Lister 2/53 (26 overs)
351/5d (86.2 overs)
Mark Chapman 143 (166)
James Baker 2/55 (19.2 overs)
283 (74 overs)
Joe Carter 120 (197)
Sean Solia 4/33 (9 overs)
374/9 (74.5 overs)
Mark Chapman 146 (186)
James Baker 4/83 (20 overs)
Auckland won by 1 wicket
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Umpires: Wayne Knights and Ashley Mehrotra
  • Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mark Chapman and Joe Carter (Auckland) scored centuries in both innings, the first time that two batsman had scored a century in each innings in the same match in the Plunket Shield.[17]

1–4 March 2020
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96 (36.4 overs)
Greg Hay 62 (110)
James Neesham 3/17 (9.4 overs)
298 (99 overs)
Michael Bracewell 70 (156)
Blair Tickner 5/96 (27 overs)
254 (73.1 overs)
Brad Schmulian 68* (77)
Jamie Gibson 3/36 (11 overs)
53/1 (16.2 overs)
Devon Conway 19* (31)
Willem Ludick 1/24 (4.2 overs)
Wellington won by 9 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Dempsey
  • Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
  • Stefan Hook-Sporry (Central Districts) made his first-class debut.

Round 6

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10–13 March 2020
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294 (88.3 overs)
Scott Kuggeleijn 72* (85)
Will Williams 4/52 (26 overs)
243 (86.4 overs)
Stephen Murdoch 56 (123)
James Baker 5/59 (26.4 overs)
302/5d (74 overs)
Henry Cooper 130 (211)
Theo van Woerkom 4/76 (21 overs)
172 (63.3 overs)
Stephen Murdoch 55 (101)
Joe Walker 5/41 (18.3 overs)
Northern Districts won by 181 runs
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: John Dempsey and Wayne Knights
  • Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.

10–13 March 2020
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297 (82.2 overs)
Greg Hay 83 (131)
Michael Rae 2/63 (20 overs)
266/7d (76 overs)
Mitch Renwick 74* (116)
Ajaz Patel 4/87 (26 overs)
256/2d (43 overs)
Will Young 133* (118)
Nathan Smith 1/50 (11 overs)
291/7 (75 overs)
Michael Rippon 95* (111)
Ajaz Patel 3/97 (26 overs)
Otago won by 3 wickets
University Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: Shaun Haig and Derek Walker
  • Otago won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.

10–13 March 2020
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179 (55.3 overs)
Sean Solia 69 (81)
Michael Snedden 3/42 (13 overs)
360 (153.4 overs)
Rachin Ravindra 101 (187)
Glenn Phillips 4/87 (51 overs)
174 (83.4 overs)
Finn Allen 66 (115)
Michael Bracewell 5/43 (29.4 overs)
Wellington won by an innings and 7 runs
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Umpires: Chris Brown and Ashley Mehrotra

Round 7

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18–21 March 2020
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Match cancelled
Cobham Oval, Whangārei

18–21 March 2020
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Match cancelled
Hagley Oval, Christchurch

18–21 March 2020
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Match cancelled
McLean Park, Napier

Round 8

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26–29 March 2020
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Match cancelled
Seddon Park, Hamilton

26–29 March 2020
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Match cancelled
McLean Park, Napier

26–29 March 2020
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Match cancelled
Mainpower Oval, Rangiora

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